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WHSC JHSC Certification training…options to meet your timeline

Are your joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members competent to act on their legal powers in pursuit of safer, healthier work? Train for it—it’s mandatory.

Escalating costs of poor mental health demands workplace action

More than 60 per cent of missed workdays are attributed to poor mental health, according to the inaugural Health Outcomes Report published by GreenShield in June 2024.

Not prioritizing fall protection? There are significant costs!

Failing to comply with fall protection obligations often leads to critical injuries and deaths along with related business delays. Training can help prevent these costly outcomes.

Ontario appeal court increases fine fivefold for OHS conviction

Lack of training and competent supervision was at the heart of an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling to increase fine for employer convicted of failing to provide machine guarding.

WHSC training for federal JHSCs scheduled for this fall

Did you know employers of federally regulated workplaces have a legal obligation to train their joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members and health and safety representatives?

Prioritize supervisor competency and safe work with mandatory training

Are supervisors in your workplace competent to meet their many obligations designed to protect worker health and safety? Training is an important and mandatory step.

WHSC 2023/2024 Annual Report celebrates crucial OHS training advances

As Ontario’s leading provider of occupational health and safety training, Workers Health & Safety Centre is always looking to identify and bridge occupational health and safety training gaps.

Paramedics' excess cancers linked with workplace exposures

Research suggests Ontario paramedics face an elevated risk of developing all cancers compared to other workers but face a particularly high risk for melanoma and prostate cancer.

Infectious diseases, reducing workplace spread, improving indoor air

The past several years has shown that infectious diseases, specifically respiratory viruses have wreaked havoc and increased occupational health and safety concerns globally.

WHSC President, Wayne Samuelson retires from “position not the fight”

After some 15 years of defining leadership at Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC), Wayne Samuelson, Board of Director’s President and Chair has decided it’s time to step down.

JHSC Certification Training Options for the Choosing

At WHSC, we consistently deliver quality training in highly engaging, real-time, instructor-led classrooms. However, our approach also recognizes diverse workplace training needs.

Growing violence in schools – disturbing reality, study finds

Violence in Ontario’s public schools continues to grow to critical levels finds new research.

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